Means for use in lasting shoes



septa, 1935. w 5 DE A 2,013M37 MEANS FOR USE'IN LAS'IING SHOES OriginalFiled June 15, 1932 Patented Sept. 3, 1935 r New I Fort USE IN LASTINGshoes William E/De Hart, St. Louis, Mm, assignor to 3 [United Shoe,Machinery rporatiomPaterson,

, N; J a corporation of New Jersey Original application June 13,1932,Serial o. 3 r 616,937. Divided and this application October 6, 1933,Serial No. 692,493. Renewed January U .1 f i This invention relates tomeans for 11 lasting-shoes, this application being a divisionof-Jinyco'pending application Serial No. 616,937, filed onJune 13,1932.An object of the invenitioriis to. provide improved means for holdingshoe uppers gin lasted position until extraneous holding m'eanslis nolonger needed by reason, for

example, of the setting orhardening of cement used in the :lasting'operation; The invention is hereinillustrated by: reference to thelasting of shoes of that type in which the margin of the upper is lastedin substantially parallel relation to the botto-inoi the last over aninsole on the last, but it is to lie-understood that it is not limitedto the manufacture of shoes of thatparticular type. .In View of theapplicability of the invention to the manufacture cfshoes of differ entkinds, the term sole? is frequently used hereinafter, especially in theclaims, to designate "generically the shoe bottom part over which theupper is lasted. 1

For the purposes in view the invention provides "a novel device forholding-anrupper in lasted reflaticn'to a sole'on a la'st,.-the. deviceherein shown beingconstructed especially for use to hold the "upper atthe toe portion and rearwardlyalong the sides of the forepartsubstantially as 'far as the; ball line. :The device may thusbeaconvenie'ntly utilizedg" as illustrated; in lastingythe entireforepart of the shoe with cement in a bedlasting' machine after the shoehas been lasted progressively along theshank portionbyxa ma- 'chinethat.fastens the upper. in lasted position hy: metallic *fastenings, in.accordance with the :method disclosed and claimed initheabove-mentionedcopending application. More particularportion of theupper and pressed .down one the shoe bottom by useof thetoe wipers ofthe bedlasting machine while theother members are in idle positionswhere they do. not interfere-with that operation, after which gtheiupperat the ball portion of the shoe maybe properly tensioned,

casybytus'e of hand'pincers first at one sidelof the csho'e. and .thenat the other, side; and the rearwardly extending members may :be swunginclamp them on the shoe.

however, that the invention is not limited-to a treatment of. the shoe.

9 Claims. (Cl. 12-5-1675 wardly and fastened at the oppositesidessuccessively to holdthe upper. .As illustrated the differentmembers are,.constructed for attachrnent to the shoe by fastenings.driveninto the .shoe bottomto hold them in clampin relation to, theupper, and if desired the toe-holding membermay bethus fastenedprior tothe lasting of the upper at the ballof the shoe. ,Thetoe-holding member.itself, as herein shown, is constructed, substantially as disclosed inLetters Patent No.

1,894,678, granted on January 17, 1933 uponan application of JosephFaussaand the rearwardly extending pivoted members also .embodyfeatures. of that prior disclosure with reference especially to theircross-sectional outline and their provision for receiving fastenings.that It is to be understood,

construction of that particular character, nor limited to upper-holdingmeans for use on the 1 forepart of the shoe, since similar meansmay be.used, if desired, at the heel end and. shank tion of a shoe.

The novelieatures of the invention will now be moreparticularlydescribed by reference. to

:theaccompan'ying drawing and pointed out in the claims.

"In the drawing, i i Fig. 1 is a perspective .view illustrating how theupper-holding device provided by. this invention .maybe utilized in thelasting of the forepart of .a shoe 'ina bed-lasting machine;

Fig. '2. shows a portion of a shoein. siderelevation with theupper-holding device thereon; '1,

Fig. 3 is a and V Fig. 4 is aperspective view of thenovel upperholdingdevice detached. i

A shoe on which the'device is to be used may have beenpreviously lastedalong its shank portion and theupper fastened to the insolein that Imachine of a well-known type, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the machinehaving toe-embracing wipers 16 that are operated in the customary mannerto wipe the marginalportion of the upper around the toe inwardly overtheyinsole and to press it 1 firmlydo'wn upon the insole. If thetoeportion of the upper materials includes a lining and ;a

box toe stiffener, the operator may. first advance planview. of'the-shoeafter lasting;

and close the wipers to wipe all the different layers of the uppermaterials inwardly over the insole and may thereafter, in accordancewith the usual practice in lasting toes with cement, retract the wipersand trim the lining and the toe stiffener back substantially to theedgeof the insole. He will then apply cement to the margin of the upperaround the toe and may at the same time apply cement to the uppermaterials at the rear of the toe portion substantially as far back asthe ball line of the shoe. Alternatively, if cement has previously beenapplied at the. forepart of the shoe for lasting purposes and hashardened, he will at this time apply a solvent to soften the cement. Theoperator then preferably wipes the margin of the upper around the toeinwardly over the insole a second time and then retracts the wipers andapplies to the shoe the novel upperholding device constructed as shownin Fig. 4.

This upper-holding device comprises an upperholding member 18 formed toextend around the toe end of the shoe bottom in engagement with i theupper over the margin of the insole and provided with rearwardlyextending arms for engaging the upper along the opposite sides of thetoe, and other upper-holding members 20 and 22 arranged to extendalongthe sides of the shoe bottom beyond these arms for engaging the uppersubstantially as far rearwardly as the ball line of the shoe, themembers 2!!and 22 being pivotally connected respectively at 24 and 26 tothe rear ends of the arms of the member H] for swinging movementswidthwise of the shoe to position them in proper relation to the shoe.The toe-holding member [8, as hereinbefore suggested, is constructedsubstantially as disclosed in the previously mentioned Letters PatentNo. 1,894,678 and is provided with a portion 28 for engaging the upperin substantially parallel relation to the bottom face of the last andwith an upstanding flange portion 30 inclined somewhat outwardly overthe portion 28. The two angularly related portions 28 and 30 of themember l8 are thus arranged to be engaged by the wipers iii of thelasting machine in the manner illustrated in Fig. 1 to position themember in proper relation to the toeand to press it firmly down upon theshoe bottom... Also substantially as disclosed in the. above-mentionedLetters Patent, there are provided in the portion 28 of the member l8holes 32 arranged to receive .tacks t driven into the shoe bottom closeto the edges of the wipers, and the upstanding flange 30 is providedwith offset portions 34 arranged to present recesses in alinementwiththe holes 32 for the shanks of the tacks and curved upper edges to beengaged by portions of the heads of the tacks to hold the member clampeddown upon the shoe bottom. It will be understood that the tacks aredriven in the positions shown in Fig. 1 while the member I8 is held bythe wipers in pressureapplying relation to the upper, and these tacksmay, as illustrated, be driven prior to the lasting of the upper betweenthe rear end of the toe portion and the ball line.

While the toe-holding member I8 is being applied and fastened to theshoe as above described, the members 20 and 22 are preferably in idlepositions where they do not interfere in any way with the placing of themember I8 upon the toe, as shown in Fig. 1. the operator, by the use oflasting. pincers 36,

' tensions the upper betweenthe toe portion and the ball line at oneside of the shoe in the manner illustrated in'Fig. 1, and while holdingthe upper under more or less tension by the pincers swings spendingportions of the member I8.

After. the lasting of the toe the appropriate upper-holding member (asshown, the member 22) inwardly over the margin of the insole, thepincers being removed prior to the completion of the inward movement ofthis member. It will be evident that the member 22 thus has some wipingaction on the margin of the upper as it is moved into upper-holdingposition. Thereafter, while holding the member 22 pressed down upon theupper with one hand, the operator drives a tack or tacks t to fastenthis member in upper-holding position in the same manner as thetoe-holding member l8, the members 20 and 22 in the construction shownhaving angularly relate-'1 portions 28' and 30' and also tack holes 32and offsets 34 substantially like the corre- After thus lasting the shoeat one side substantially from the rear end of the lasted toe portion tothe portion previously lasted with staples, the operator similarly laststhe corresponding portion at the opposite side of the shoe, applying andfastening the upper-holding member 20 in the same manner as the member22. The operator then lasts the heel end of the shoe in any desiredmanner, Fig. 3 illustrating the use of tacks to hold the upper at theheel seat, and thereafter removes the shoe from the bed-lasting machine.After the cement used to fasten the forepart of the upper in lasted position has substantially hardened, the upper-holding device applied asdescribed in the lasting operation is removed from the shoe.

'It will be observed that the upper-holding members 20 and 22 in theconstruction shown are curved somewhat widthwise of the shoe insubstantial accordance with the curvature of the edge of the portions ofthe shoe bottotm along which these'members extend. As illustrated themembers 20 and 22 present substantially flat upper-engaging faces in thesame plane as the upper-engaging face of the toe-holding member 18 foruse on shoes the bottoms of which are substantially flat at theforepart. It will be understood, however, that for use on shoes thebottoms of which are difierently shaped the members 20 and 22 may becurved somewhat heightwise of the shoe'to correspond to the curvature ofthe shoe bottom.

The illustrated upper-holding device applied andfastened as abovedescribed maintains firm pressure on the upper over the greater portion,of

the width of its lasting margin, not only around the toe portion of theshoe bottom but also substantially as far rearwardly as the ball line,thus insuring that the upper will be securely fastened 'to the insole bythe cement all along the margin of the shoe bottom throughoutsubstantially the entire length of the forepart and also, by thecompacting pressure applied to the upper, preparing this portion of theshoe bottom in a very satisfactory manner for later manufacturingoperations. It will further be evident that in lasting the forepartrearwardly to the ball line in the manner described, with the use ofmeans to clamp the upper firmly upon the insole to hold it until thecement has set, pyroxylin cement may well be utilized to fasten theupper rearwardly to the ball line as well as around the toe, with suchadvantages as there may be in the use of cement of new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the -United States is: I

1. A devicefor holding an upper in lasted relation to a sole on a last,said device comprising an upper-holding portion formed to extend aroundan end of the shoe bottom over the margin of the sole, and otherupper-holding portions arranged to extend along the sides of the shoebottom beposition them in proper relation to the shoe, the

device beingportable with the shoe while holding the upper in lastedposition.

2. A device for holding an upper in lasted relation to a sole on alast,-said device comprising an upper-holding portion formed to extendaround an end of the shoe bottom over the margin of the sole, and otherupper-holding portions arranged to extend along'the sides of the shoe ofthe sole; and other upper-holding portions arranged to extend along thesides of theshoebottom beyond said firstqnentioned portion and movablerelatively to the latter widthwise of the shoe to position them inproper relation to the shoe, said different portions being constructedfor attachment to the shoe by fastening means penetrating-the sole tohold the device in clamp.-

ing relation to the upper.

4. A device for holdingan upper in lasted relation to a sole on a last,said device comprising an upper-holding member formed to extend aroundan end of the shoe bottom over the margin of the sole and having armsfor engaging the upper along the opposite sides of the shoe bottom, and,

other upper-holding members arranged to extend along the sides of theshoe bottom beyond said arms and hinged to the arms for swingingmovements widthwise of the shoe to position them in proper relation tothe shoe, the different members having openings therein to receivefastenings driven into the shoe bottom to maintain them in upper-holdingpositions.

5. A device for holding an upper in lasted relation to a sole on a last,said device comprising an upper-holding member formed to extend aroundthe toe end of the shoe bottom over the margin of the sole, and otherupper-holding members arranged to extend along the sides of the shoebottom substantially as far as the ball line of the shoe and connectedto said first-mentioned member to swing relatively to the latterwidthwise of the shoe into upper-holding posi- 6. A device for holdingan upper in lasted relation to a sole on a last, said device comprisingan upper-holding member formed to extend around the toe end of the shoebottom over the margin of the sole, and other upper-holdingmembersarranged to extend along the sides of the shoebottom substantially asfar as theball line of the shoe and connected to said first-mentionedmember to swing relatively to the latter widthwise of the shoe intoupper-holding positions, each of 7 said members having one or moreopenings therein to receive fastening means driven into the shoe bottomto hold the device in clamping relation to the upper.

'7. A device for holding an upper in lasted relation to a sole on alast, said device comprising an upper-holding member formed to extendaround the toe end of the shoe bottom over the margin of the sole, andother upper-holding members arranged to extend along the sides of theshoe bottom at the ball of the shoe and connected to saidfirst-mentioned member for swinging movements widthwise of the shoe,said other members being curved widthwise of the shoe substantially inaccordance with the curvature of the edge of the shoe bottom along theball of the shoe.

8. A device for holding an upper in lasted relation to a sole on a last,said device comprising an upper-holding member formed to extend aroundan end of the shoe bottom over the margin of the sole, and otherupper-holding members arranged ,to extend along the sides of the shoebottom beyond said first mentioned member and hinged to the latter forswinging movements widthwise of i the shoe to position them in properrelation to the shoe, each of said members being angular in crosssection to provide an upper-engaging portion in substantially parallelrelation to the bottom of the last and an upstanding flange and beingconstructed for attachment to the shoe by fastening means penetratingthe sole.

9. A device for holding an upper in lasted relation to a sole on a last,said device comprising an upper-holding 'member formed to extend aroundan end of the shoe bottom over the margin of the sole, and otherupper-holding members arranged to extend along the sides of the shoebottom beyond said first-mentioned member and hinged to the latter forswinging movements widthwise of the shoe, each of said members having aportion arranged to face the bottom of the last and provided with one ormore openings to receive tacks driven into the shoe bottom and 7 havingalso an upstanding flange provided with one or more offset portionspresenting recesses for the shanks of the tacks and curved seats for theheads of the tacks.

WILLIAM E. DE HART.

tions, the device being portable with the shoe while holding the upperin lasted position.

